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Association between socioeconomic disadvantage and severe maternal morbidity and mortality in high-income countries: a systematic review
Background Socioeconomic position (SEP) is among the most important determinants of variations in health outcomes. This ...
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Downstream healthcare use following breast cancer screening: a register-based cohort study
Background For evaluation of breast cancer screening and informed prioritisation, it is important to examine the downstream ...
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Prescribing by level of deprivation in Wales: an investigation of selected medicine groups
Background Prescribing is the most common intervention made by healthcare professionals. Our study aimed to compare ...
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Geographical variability in cancer incidence explained by the socioeconomic environment: an example of lung cancer in northwestern France
Background The incidence of lung cancer is unequally distributed in France. Although several studies have shown a link between the socioeconomic environment of populations and the incidence of cancer, ...
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Income inequality and health: a new challenge
‘The problem is capitalism’, screamed the speaker, at a meeting in Colombia, ‘and there is nothing you can do to reduce health inequalities until you smash capitalism. Nothing. Nothing. Nada. Nada.’ ...
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P52 Employment status and self-rated health among Chinese middle-aged and older workers: results from a nationwide longitudinal study
Background The ageing workforce in China not only brings a great burden to the pension system but also poses a considerable challenge to the healthcare system. This study aims to investigate the ...
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Gender-based violence and its association with mental health among Somali women in a Kenyan refugee camp: a latent class analysis
Background In conflict-affected settings, women and girls are vulnerable to gender-based violence (GBV). GBV is associated with poor long-term mental health such as anxiety, depression and ...
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Combined lifestyle factors, all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies
1 Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health ...
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Housing and health inequities during COVID-19: findings from the national Household Pulse Survey
Correspondence to Gregory Bushman, Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA; gbushman{at}umich.edu Background ...
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Medication adherence in community-dwelling older people exposed to chronic polypharmacy
Background To evaluate medication adherence and associated factors of seven of the most common drug classes prescribed to community-dwelling older people. Methods This is a retrospective cohort study ...
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Influence of childhood socioeconomic position and ability on mid-life cognitive function: evidence from three British birth cohorts
Background Childhood socioeconomic position (SEP) is robustly associated with cognitive function later in life. However, it is unclear whether this reflects a direct relationship, or an indirect ...